Domain investing tips, strategies, and industry insights

Holding Costs

The ongoing expenses associated with maintaining domain ownership, primarily annual renewal fees. Smart domain investors factor holding costs into their ROI calculations. A domain that costs $10/year to renew needs to generate or appreciate in value by at least that amount to remain worthwhile in a portfolio.

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Registrant

A "Registrant" refers to the individual, company, or organization that has registered and holds the rights to a specific domain name. Essentially, the registrant is the legal owner of the domain....

Auction

Domain Name Auctions are a common method for buying and selling domain names. These auctions happen in several ways: Expiry Auctions: When a domain name's registration is not renewed, it even...

Cloaking

A technique where different content is shown to search engines than to regular visitors, often considered a black-hat SEO practice.

CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)

The organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain for Canada.

COM

".com" is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word "commercial," indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by ...

.AI

The country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla that has become extremely popular for artificial intelligence companies and projects.